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General => News => Topic started by: playmo1989 on June 20, 2010, 22:43:38
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in a lot of sets sold in the usa in the boxes there is a sticker wich say's warning (that the toy has small items that a child under 3 yeals old can swallow) why this ?? is annoying destroys the boxes see it here:
http://cgi.ebay.at/PLAYMOBIL-5345-VICTORIAN-Hat-Market-Stand-NIB-/270593493212?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f00a108dc
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in a lot of sets sold in the usa in the boxes there is a sticker wich say's warning (that the toy has small items that a child under 3 yeals old can swallow) why this ?? is annoying destroys the boxes see it here:
http://cgi.ebay.at/PLAYMOBIL-5345-VICTORIAN-Hat-Market-Stand-NIB-/270593493212?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f00a108dc
This is the law in the US...the boxes must have this warning. And that applies to all boxes... US citizents are very concerned with safety! Otherwise, kids might swallow the small part and choke, or hurt themslves in some way...then the parent can sue the company for thousands of dollars...This warning safeguards the company and the person buying it...
some years ago, a woman washed her cat...she then placed the cat to dry up in the microwave over and the cat of course exploded....(like the turkey in the Mr Bean movie...) then this lady sued the microwave company because they had no warning in the instructions...''do not place pets in the microwave oven''.... And she did win the trial... (I am not sure if this is true or just a rumor...but people I met in my university years tell it as a warning)
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There are many stories like that indeed. MacDonalds getting sued by a lady because she burned her mouth on her coffee and there was no way for her to tell that it was hot (it's a freaking coffee), which she also won, hence the "caution hot" labels on the coffee cups over there.
The best one of all is the guy who bought a box very expensive cigars and insured them against being destroyed in a fire. Then he wanted to receive money from the insurance company because in 20 small fire his cigars were destroyed. he actually won the lawsuit and insurance comapny was forced to pay him
HOWEVER
The insurance comapny then sued him for Arson (setting things on fire) and they won that lawsuit as well resulting in a fine WAY bigger then the money received from the insurance company.
Like WK, I don't know if the story is for real but boy the system in the US is a bit weird to understand sometimes IMO.
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Sorry guys:
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/dogs/a/microwaved_pet.htm
http://www.snopes.com/crime/clever/cigarson.asp
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Thanks Ali Baba, not a surprise there. Still a great story though *grin*
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Hello
Yes it is a bit annoying that in the US, Playmobil has to put on a special sticker/print on the box to be compliant. It does seem to take away from the "Box Art" to see such warnings. I too wish they could have found a better place to place them and not on the front. I still to this day find the "Box Art" to be unique. The really annoying thing is the label has to be a specific size, so on a large box you hardly notice it but on a special it takes up a large percentage of the front image.
PS: you do have to keep in mind that you are only looking or talking about the extreme "shock value" stories. If we did not hold companies responsible for our safety we would have a lot of injured citizens, especially with our addiction to motor vehicles. Mac Donald's has no problem paying some silly law suit as long as it can continue selling in this market, to them it is like a parking ticket.
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
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This is the law in the US...the boxes must have this warning. And that applies to all boxes... US citizents are very concerned with safety! Otherwise, kids might swallow the small part and choke, or hurt themslves in some way...then the parent can sue the company for thousands of dollars...This warning safeguards the company and the person buying it...
some years ago, a woman washed her cat...she then placed the cat to dry up in the microwave over and the cat of course exploded....(like the turkey in the Mr Bean movie...) then this lady sued the microwave company because they had no warning in the instructions...''do not place pets in the microwave oven''.... And she did win the trial... (I am not sure if this is true or just a rumor...but people I met in my university years tell it as a warning)
yes it is law but the boxes on the side have this warning in all languages why in america have to put special tickets to show this ??? ???
in us have many crazy laws !!!!! to say about this woman that put her cat on the microwave she was stupid that placed her cat in there ,who does that !!!!! the microwave is for food not animals . they have a law that you can't cook the lobsters alive because they hurt and you get a ticket if you do that!! here they are killing people and making wars and they see if you cook a lobster alive or dead!!!
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US citizens are very concerned with safety!
I feel it's more that US companies are more concerned with litigation, because it's a sue-happy society.
I am a child, my brain stopped developing a self-preservation instinct in the womb, so I must be warned about everything that might hurt me. I cannot think for myself, I must be told.
This is why many things (such as medical care) are WAAAY more expensive that they need to be, because the service provider needs to shield themselves against that one idiot who might sue them.
If the legal system threw these cases out of court (with a fine and court costs paid by the initiator), maybe we'd have less of this nonsense, but of course they won't because it'd cut down on their own business.
Unfortunately the UK has been following the US into the litigation-happy style, and now if you have an accident or hurt yourself, you are urged to find someone else to blame for your misfortune or stupidity, with the hopes of making a fortune.
Wait up, I have a bag of chips (crisps) here which don't warn me not to roll the bag into a cylinder and shove it up my nose. I think I'll try it and see if I suffocate. brb
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Sorry this just asks for a quote from bash.org:
The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
Couldnt resist!
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Sorry this just asks for a quote from bash.org:
The problem with America is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
Couldnt resist!
:lol: :lol: :lol:
It does make one wonder how the founding fathers survived in sufficient numbers to breed, with no warning labels on anything they encountered.
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I feel it's more that US companies are more concerned with litigation, because it's a sue-happy society.
I am a child, my brain stopped developing a self-preservation instinct in the womb, so I must be warned about everything that might hurt me. I cannot think for myself, I must be told.
This is why many things (such as medical care) are WAAAY more expensive that they need to be, because the service provider needs to shield themselves against that one idiot who might sue them.
If the legal system threw these cases out of court (with a fine and court costs paid by the initiator), maybe we'd have less of this nonsense, but of course they won't because it'd cut down on their own business.
Unfortunately the UK has been following the US into the litigation-happy style, and now if you have an accident or hurt yourself, you are urged to find someone else to blame for your misfortune or stupidity, with the hopes of making a fortune.
Wait up, I have a bag of chips (crisps) here which don't warn me not to roll the bag into a cylinder and shove it up my nose. I think I'll try it and see if I suffocate. brb
crazy crazy crazy indeed
sometimes i prefer my country greece that all the polititians are stealing the money of the country the country is in the middle of nowhere and we must pay because they are ussless. in the us everything is working perfect if you leave your dog pee on a park you get emediatly a ticket and if you do anything against the law you get punished .because of everything working so well a sue-happy society perhaps exists!! that's what i believe what do you think?
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Hi
These annoying labels are trying to eliminate these litigations you despise. If the company knows of a said hazard and they are producing the product they need to inform you of it. If a company makes something with known problems they need to let you know so you can protect yourself . Not all parents know what they are doing (I kid you not) and need to be told what is unsafe. The companies want to do business here and need to follow standards. If we did not have "sue happy" society we would be driving around in death traps and building codes would be nonexistent. You would be taking you chances crossing the road or going in an elevator because nobody could be held accountable for poor craftsmanship or safety codes. It is easy to criticize it now that we have it but if we did not we would be all complaining about our 3rd would standards, that is if we were able to talk, walk or breath ;)
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
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Hi
These annoying labels are trying to eliminate these litigations you despise. If the company knows of a said hazard and they are producing the product they need to inform you of it. If a company makes something with known problems they need to let you know so you can protect yourself . Not all parents know what they are doing (I kid you not) and need to be told what is unsafe. The companies want to do business here and need to follow standards. If we did not have "sue happy" society we would be driving around in death traps and building codes would be nonexistent. You would be taking you chances crossing the road or going in an elevator because nobody could be held accountable for poor craftsmanship or safety codes. It is easy to criticize it now that we have it but if we did not we would be all complaining about our 3rd would standards, that is if we were able to talk, walk or breath ;)
Rasputin "The Mad Monk"
yes but the boxes already inform this warning in all languages in the side of the box .that's why we say they are overprotective
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Every one,
You just have to learn that for whatever reason,
The US is a society that has deemed itself completely innocent to anything that may or may not cause panic, pain, or loss of something. (Deffinatly not money.)
It is completely stupid, yes, but really they are just overprotective.
And if anyone has tried talking to an overprotective parent,
You will know it is not a battle you will ever win. ::)
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And if anyone has tried talking to an overprotective parent,
You will know it is not a battle you will ever win. ::)
exept the sticker on the playmo and parents ,in the usa they are overdoing it in many themes this has good points and bad points as well :)
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This story reimnds me of the time mattel had to recall this batmobile http://www.starstore.com/acatalog/Batmobile_Mattel-01.jpg.... a kid in the US was injured by the wings...
so I call mattel in greece and asked them where could I find the toy, as it was not sold any longer in big toy stores... They were so reluctund to tell me...but once i told them i need it for collecting...they went through their retailers, and called me back with the address of the toy shop that had not yet returned them... so half an hour later i was holding that batmobile....
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crazy crazy crazy indeed
sometimes i prefer my country greece that all the polititians are stealing the money of the country the country is in the middle of nowhere and we must pay because they are ussless. in the us everything is working perfect if you leave your dog pee on a park you get emediatly a ticket and if you do anything against the law you get punished .because of everything working so well a sue-happy society perhaps exists!! that's what i believe what do you think?
Indeed. Take off all the labels and silly safety mechanisms I say (not only for America, but for the rest of the world aswell). Let evolution run its course. If you cannot survive the modern hazards, maybe you should not procreate. Back in the old days lions didn't come withe a warning sticker!
Anyone heard of the Darwin awards?
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Darwin Awards FTW!!!
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This years list:
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2010.html